Tasmania Reports of Crime 1882

A greatly underused source for, the Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force, and as such you can find details here that you simply will not find anywhere else.

A greatly underused source for, the Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force, and as such you can find details here that you simply will not find anywhere else. The Tasmanian Police Gazettes which were called the "Reports of Crime" early on, include the following information that will usually list names and sometimes personal details, descriptions with photograph, addresses and/or occupations may be an added bonus for the researcher:

apprehensions

convict returns

disciplining of police

escapees and absconders from custody

housebreakers and burglars

licensed carriers, hawkers, oyster fishers, and tanners

deserting wives, families, etc

deserting from military service

deserting from merchant vessels

inquests

missing friends

murderers and their victims

police resignations

prisoners discharged from gaols and released on tickets of leave

property and stock recovered

rewards—names of persons offering a reward

victims of arson

victims of horse and cattle stealing or straying

victims of lost or stolen property

victims of sheep stealing or straying

Example entry taken from the 13 January 1882 issue:

ARSON!£20 REWARD.About 2 a.m. on the 9th instant a dwelling-house and store situate at Thomas's Plains, the property of Messrs. Brown and Inglis, was maliciously set on fire by some person orpersons at present unknown and destroyed; the house was unoccupied at the time and the only property in contained was some toys and wooden matches value about £3 10s. Messrs. Brown and Inglis offer the above reward for suchinformation as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who committed the above offence.

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